Good afternoon!
Joe Eskenazi analyzes the first year in office of the “positive, optimistic, and ever-present” Mayor Daniel Lurie. See what the mayor’s accomplished in reality, what major challenges he faces in 2026, and why it matters that San Franciscans feel good about the city.
Speaking of things that matterโand also of serious challengesโMuni lines have always been really important to their riders. Read our History Worth Knowing feature, a loving farewell to the 26-Valencia.
And for the back story, see Joe Eskenazi’s pandemic-era analysis of the Central Subway, the cable cars, and how San Francisco city departments raided Muni of millions of dollars a year rather than balance their own budgets. Good to know as we head into the next transit funding battles.
More soon,
Sara
Latest News
Lurie, Year 1: Upzoning, Instagram, budget, Instagram, Trump, Instagram. And coffee.ย
“People are watching. They like what they see.”
History Worth Knowing: Last Call for the 26-Valencia, 2009
“Iโm going to cry. It goes where I want to go and itโs not the 14.”
Back Story
The Muni Death Spiral: San Francisco rolling toward recovery โ or ruin
“Transit reflects the increasing inequities of the nationโs most inequitable city.”
SNAP
Rooms!
By Zach Smith
Events
Today: Word for Word’s Off the Page ‘Smoke and Shadows’ at Z Below, January 12, 7-9PM
Tomorrow: Tuesday Night Lindy Hop and Balboa Classes, at the Verdi Club, January 12, 7-9PM
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